CHAPTER 3. Internal Organization of District [50060. - 50110.]

Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 839.

§§ 50060–50110 · 40 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Government §§ 50060–50064 · 5 sections

   • § 50060 The government of the district shall be vested in a board of five directors. Two of the directors shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the County…
   • § 50061 These appointments shall be made within 30 days after the formation of the district.
   • § 50062 A vacancy on the board shall be filled by the body which appointed the director whose office is vacated and the new appointee shall hold his office for the…
   • § 50063 Each director shall, within 10 days after his appointment and before entering upon the discharge of his duties of his office, take and subscribe to an oath in…
   • § 50064 A person shall not be appointed to or be a member of the board unless he is a resident of the district and has resided within the district at least one year…
2. ARTICLE 2. Terms of Office § 50067 · 1 section

   • § 50067 The term of office of each director is four years from the time of his appointment, except that the chairman first appointed shall hold office for two years,…
3. ARTICLE 3. Powers and Duties of Directors §§ 50070–50080 · 12 sections

   • § 50070 The board shall annually, in January, select one of its members as chairperson to serve at the pleasure of the board. The chairperson shall preside at all…
   • § 50071 The first meeting of the board shall be held within 10 days of the appointment of its chairman. The board may make its own rules of procedure and determine the…
   • § 50072 The board shall select one of its members vice chairman, who shall preside in the absence of its chairman. The board shall provide for and select such officers…
   • § 50073 All matters and things necessary for the proper administration of the affairs of the district which are not provided for in this part shall be provided for by…
   • § 50074 The board shall supervise and regulate every transit facility owned and operated by the district, including the fixing of rates, rentals, charges and…
   • § 50075 The board may either operate the transit system itself, or it may contract with the City of Stockton, or with any other public or private agency, to operate…
   • § 50075.5 All new intercity, interregional, and rural services provided outside the Stockton Metropolitan Area shall be subject to open competitive bidding at least once…
   • § 50076 The board may adopt a personnel system for the purpose of recruiting and maintaining an effective working force with good morale. The board shall by resolution…
   • § 50077 The board may from time to time contract for or employ any professional service required by the district or for the performance of work or services which…
   • § 50078 The board shall have an annual audit made of all books and accounts of the district by a certified public accountant or public accountant.
   • § 50079 The board may provide by resolution, under such terms and conditions as it sees fit, for the payment of demands against the district without prior specific…
   • § 50080 To facilitate the business of the district, the board may provide for the creation and administration of such funds as the needs of the district may require.…
4. ARTICLE 4. Meetings and Legislation §§ 50085–50090 · 6 sections

   • § 50085 All meetings of the board shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the Ralph M. Brown Act, Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950), Part 1, Division 2,…
   • § 50086 A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
   • § 50087 The board shall adopt rules for its proceedings and may provide, by ordinance or resolution, that each member shall receive for each attendance at the meetings…
   • § 50088 The acts of the board shall be expressed by motion, resolution, or ordinance. No ordinance shall be passed by the board on the day of its introduction, nor…
   • § 50089 All ordinances shall be published after passage.
   • § 50090 The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be as follows: “Be it enacted by the board of directors of San Joaquin Regional Transit District:” All ordinances…
5. ARTICLE 5. Other Officers §§ 50095–50110 · 16 sections

   • § 50095 The board shall appoint and fix the salary of a general manager, who shall have full charge of the acquisition, construction, maintenance, and operation of the…
   • § 50096 All other things being equal, the board shall appoint as general manager, a person who has had experience in the construction or management of transit…
   • § 50097 The general manager need not be a resident of this State at the time of his appointment.
   • § 50098 The general manager may be removed by the board upon the adoption of a resolution by the affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the board. Before the…
   • § 50099 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 50098, until such time as the district has operated, controlled, or used facilities or parts of facilities…
   • § 50100 The board shall appoint a secretary and an attorney, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the board.
   • § 50101 The attorney shall be admitted to practice law in the Supreme Court of the State, and shall have been actively engaged in the practice of his profession for…
   • § 50102 The board may consolidate any of the district offices in one person.
   • § 50103 The oath of all appointive officers of the district shall be taken, subscribed, and filed with the secretary of the district at any time after the officer has…
   • § 50104 Each appointive officer shall give such bond and in such amount as the board may require.
   • § 50105 Subject to the control of the board, the powers and duties of the general manager are: (a) To have full charge of the acquisition, construction, maintenance,…
   • § 50106 The general manager shall within 90 days from the end of each fiscal year cause to be published a financial report showing the result of operations for the…
   • § 50107 The attorney shall take charge of all suits and other legal matters to which the district is a party or in which it is legally interested. He shall give his…
   • § 50108 The general manager shall cause to be installed and maintained a system of auditing and accounting which shall completely and at all times show the financial…
   • § 50109 The general manager shall provide for the custody of the funds of the district and the keeping of accounts of all receipts and disbursements. Payments shall be…
   • § 50110 With the consent of the board, the general manager may: (a) Authorize the trust department of any state or national bank in this State, or a trust company…